Price 6,200 … said ok write it up … figured about 1,000 in taxes and bull crap

…. 8,699 is what was in the total column when he handed me the paper off the printer

…. Didn’t even give him a chance to talk … just put my checkbook back in my pocket and walked out lol

Lol, good for you, been there done that. Did he follow you to the truck?

…. Naw…. Think that look I gave him when I flipped that paper back discouraged it lol

What brand was it? Our local Polaris dealer is pulling that crap too.

Dealers gotta find a way to pass on the tarrif cost imposed on them by the importers.

Sure. But raise the sticker price, don't bury it in hidden fees.

Just cant pass up an opportunity..

Lol, I don’t know what you were buying that cheap… before the fees.

Last year I used up my “88” Big Bear, and purchased a new 450 Kodiak. I asked him what a new one went for “ about $8 grand? “ “Right around there “ he said. “I’ll go home and dig up a coffee can and come back in a couple days “…5 1/2 hours to home to grab cash…

Turned out to be 8 grand even plus $250 for the tires upgrade I wanted. I paid sales tax when I licensed it in my home state, no license required where I was working. No hidden fees.

I bet if the dealer had a sign that said 6k plus 2k in fees, or a machine right next to it for sale that said 8k made in the USA, the transaction would have gone differently.

… yep …. Polaris Sportsman 450

Dealers who wanna sell , will waive the freight and set up fees and advertise an otd price

Typically volume dealers


All others will rip you off with additional bs fees

You dodged a bullet ..........buy a Honda or Yamaha

By a low mile used one

Or prior year new if you can find one .....that's usually what I do

…. There’s Honda foreman down the road man wants 3,000 for … 400 hours and in good shape with brand new tires …. But it’s 20 years old

… I just may do it though

Tell him 2 and get it for 2500. I bet it would be a good buy. Disregard anything Boco says about that lol.

Honda bikes are bulletproof,own 2 of them,a 94 and an 06.

…. If he’ll take 3 I might do it

A 20 year old Honda is better than any polaris

My 2004 foreman bought it brand new in 2005 for 4300 bucks got 10000 miles on it and all it does is run but they still need a little maintenance like all other equipment

No Polaris fan here.
Not touched a new one though.

Just be glad you don't have to fly it out to a village after you buy it. That adds a thousand or more to the price.

You and the salesman saved you future problems. Go to a Honda dealer.

Still running an 05 Foreman. Not sure offhand the mileage or hours. Its not fast. Its not fancy. Its not the softest rides compared to all the independent rear suspension units...but it flat starts when I hit the button.

We've run them all on the ranch and run them till they are basically shot. The Honda 4 wheeler was the only one that was still in usable condition when we got rid of it. Asked the boss why he got rid of it, he said he didn't think the guy would have bought the polaris if he didn't sale the Honda in the deal. And the Honda was probably 7 or 8 years older that the polaris.

In 2018 ibought a new Polaris sportsman 570. Ride the snot out of it and it's my trapping and ice fishing machine. Zero issues. Change oil and grease. Regular matainance and non ethanol fuel. Only issue i have is where they put the battery.

The Polaris might hold up to perfect maintenance and easy use. But, I don't think it'll survive long with those boys of your's. A Honda stands a better chance of survival before you have to start pouring money into repairs. Get a new one.....you'll get a one year warranty. Can buy additional years of warranty....and I reccomended doing so.

I bought a new one 5-6 years ago. I was looking at just honda and yamaha. Yamaha was a bit less and had more standard features so equiped as I wanted it, it was quite a bit less.

I emailed all the dealerships around and negotiated the deal over email. They didn't try any games when I picked it up.

Its been great. I've got 750 miles on it. The worst I've done to it is towing a 2,500 lb water trailer. It wouldn't start pulling that up a hill, but other than that it handled it fine.

20 years old???? Mine's 40 years old
Suzuki 250, born in '86

Suzuki 300 , was a boss.
These new ones that are more like a jeep, are too big for real trail blazing .
Last for ever.

When i was talking to my dealer i got the out the door price before i made the purchase. It was reasonable so i picked it up.

Polaris? You must like buying gas and fixing things. Buy a Yamaha or Honda.

Nothing at all wrong with a 20 year old Yamaha or Honda. I have a fleet of 2002-2004 Yamaha 450 Kodiaks. I run them in a saltwater environment. They are nearly bullet proof, just change wheel bearings regularly. I prefer the pre '05 straight rear axle models.

I wish you had kept his "paper"

Would like to know what all kind of BS and amounts of all those "fees"

On a side note, bought a Honda 300 brand new in 1991

Gave it to my son several years ago and it is still going
Only major issue I ever had was 90% my fault
I did not verify that the oil filter "only fit one way" as the parts counter guy had told me.

As was said you dodged a bullet, those polaris are junk and hard to even find anyone that will work on them around here. Got a 2014 honda still going strong, going to have to get new wheel bearings sometime this year though, no break downs and i beat it to death at work. I doubt you find one for 6 grand though, lol.

I would not be afraid of a low hour Honda/Yamaha. I have had several of the Foreman 450’s. All were great machines that were road hard by my 2 sons. Neighbor has a Big Bear that has a ton of miles on it that he uses around the farm.

You shouldn't regret having that bike. Its the 90 toyota tacoma of quads.

If you buy a Polaris make sure it has a heated seat and grips. That way your butt and hands won't get cold while waiting for someone to come pick you up.

Buy a Honda or Yamaha

Honda.
2005 I purchased during the crash for 2500.

Rear brakes are not functioning because of sitting outside in the rain for years.
Rebuild the carb after it sat for 2 years.
Original tires







The skinny guy like you might want to put a front differential drive line lockout on. It makes it easier for people of your caliber to steer and reduces front tire wear.

savel find one of these

Just think of some the payments people get roped into, wow.

Them loaded up crew side x sides are $50 ,000.00
New than they put extras on them.

A guy at work has a new one last year, his payment
is more than my house payment use to be.

Never had a payment on a toy.
And never will.

…. There was a kid in there about 19 committing to one of those expensive deals pending his credit union approval

…. I can’t say much I guess…. Took a loan out to buy a pool table to put in the living room of the shack I rented down in the creek bottom at his age lol

Lol one of my first investments was a pool table also i had about forgotten that. Anyway just go with the honda up the rd good day

If you haven’t already bought the Honda it’s probably sold. They go crazy fast around here in that price range.

I have a 2000 Rancher 350 that’s still going strong. A buddy of mine in Canada had a sportsman. He w had trouble with it right out of the box. Wrenched on it for years then ended up getting a used Honda Foreman 500 and has not had any trouble with it.

Those loans are no joke! I saw an ad for a $130,000 boat, if you put $50k down and financed the remaining $80k, they were offering 240 month financing with low low monthly payments of $645 per month. That $130,000 boat just cost ya $200,000 and it's not yours for 2 decades!

I gotta chuckle at the doc fees these stealerships charge. I process the ATV/UTV registration apps they mail in to the DNR. Not only do they screw up filling out a very basic application many times, but theyre charging $100-200 for a registration that costs $5-35. Talk about taking it on the chin.

A 90 Tacoma ought to be worth a mint. One of a kind prototype? Since they didnt start making Tacoma's until 95 1/2

^^^^ imagine everyone knew what he meant

… it’s time to lay down arms and embrace each other

… no more brother wars lol

^^^^^ I understand……

…. Well I was going to buy that foreman

… he carried over here and there was gas leaking from the bottom of the carburetor

… it fired up and purred like a kitten anyway… odometer had 2300 miles on it

… told him get float unstuck and clean the carb then we got a deal

Yep, and you probably told him to knock another hundred off the price for his efforts.

… naw … actually told him to tack any parts on to the price

… would have done it myself but I’d never get it all put back together right lol

I have a 2013 Polaris Ranger that I have beat the crap out of .Last trip to Mississippi really put a hurting on it.I`m not easy on anything.Just put 2 grand in fixing it up but shes readdy for another adventure.I don`t know anything about the newer ones but this thing has stood up to me beating the crap out of it.I wouldn`t have paid all the extra money they added on either for a new machine but I wouldn`t be afraid of a used one.

I prefer the older ones. I can work on those when something acts up.

…. Went ahead on with it …. Runs like it’s brand new

…. Thank yall for the advice

Good score...

… yessir … I think it’s gonna work out just fine and save me some money…. Just rode down to the mailbox with no issues whatsoever….. then headed out back and cut a few donuts lol

… only thing I don’t like is it’s all time 4wd

… Jesse Henry is at his buddies place this weekend… but when he gets back… that’ll be the true test lol

…. The wife just watched an episode of that new Beth show and went to bed …I came in … tried to jump her up to ride with me a few miles down the the road to Waylon Phillips place

….. yall want to guess what she told me ?

There is an adapter you can install to disengage the front axel.

…. How does this adapter work if you don’t mind me asking Vinke ?

Don’t mind ya askn
Do mind telln……

I aint Siri. Keith is

…. Sounds good dude

Replaces the front drive shaft with a new shaft that has a disengage mechanism in the middle
You pull the knob to operate

…. You just installed that so you could pull on a knob without being judged didn’t you ?

… I asked you a question boy !

sshhhh he's sleeping.

lol … I need to be too

…. I appreciate you you keeping me around Mr Paul … hard as that may be lol

Yes

Replaced my 2002 Honda Rubicon. Had lots of hours on it and not able to buy OEM parts many times. Loved so much, gave brother good deal on it. Ended up buying a new 2024 Honda Rubicon as cheap as what they where wanting for ATV purchased during covid. Dealer had $1000. add on to asking price and about $700 sales tax in MO.

Our neighbor had one of these.coolest thing id seen at the age of about 15 lol

… thanks Lefty … I rode it around till about 2 in the morning with no issues

… but the true test will be tomorrow when Jesse Henry gets back from his buddies place lol

… Jesse Henry got a machete and an axe and saddled up headed down the hill to break trail for the four wheeler

…. He came back and that basket on the rear rack was no longer with us

… I rode down to check his work… ain’t no trail through the thicket…. Just a bunch of dirt throwed everywhere from doing donuts in the acre clearing….About what I expected lol

…. Never mind … he just informed me he got some headway on a trail down towards the government woods I didn’t see lol

he was testing out the quick high speed turning radius in case you see a deer runnin the other way behind ya

LOL what the heck did he do to the basket?

… I don’t know… saw him dragging it to the shed …. Something about it just fell off …. I ain’t buying it lol

An all-the-time 4WD 4 wheeler ain't no fit toy for the boy. Now you need to buy him a Honda Big Red 250 trike and let him live a little, LOL. If he doesn't die trying, that is, LOL.

Yes! X2

…. We had one as kids …. And a blue Yamaha four wheeler…. Dad had cut a trail around the property we’d ride…. One day I was behind my brother as he made the corner at the cow pasture…. That thing flipped and threw him into the barb wire fence… he was all tangled up into it like the ropes on a wwf wrastlin ring lol

…. I got him out of there but he was cut up pretty good lol

If you still have an old 4 wheeler laying around you can donate it to Kars4kids so it goes to a good cause helping youth.

1877kars4kids donate your car today

… yeah that sounds about as legit as Bernie Madoff’s deal lol



…. But on the subject of this Honda … think I made the right move… if you turn the key on and just look at the start button it’ll fire up lol

I had a Honda 110 then moved on up to a Honda 185. I don't know how many times those machines landed on top of me, or how I am still here to talk about it. We had a track made in the woods with all kinds of ramps and jumps. Fun... and deadly, lol. What's a helmet? lol.

Yeah it turns out that Kars4 Kids deal was more of a scam than anything else. They used to have ads in the local shopper here all the time. I'm sure it was in most weekly shopper type papers all over the country.

… I bought one from landlord when I was about 20 … the big red

…. I lived in a shack up against a dammed a creek that made a good sized pond … me and my buddies built a giant ramp that I was going to jump the pond for the main event of a party I was throwing…. Got two kegs of beer and invited half the county lol

… I hit the apex in 3rd … hit fourth right as I left the ramp …. Got a ton of air but ended up going front tire down into the middle of the pond… I hit both legs against the handle bars and went numb … had to dog paddle back to shore lol

…. We fished that sucker out and it fired right back up lol

.. Badger … I’m sure they meant well…probably just a misunderstanding or something

So thats what happened to ya.

If your gonna be dumb. You better be tough. I can see Savell doing Evil Knievel stunts.

Sarge

…. Slightly skeptical…. But I’m gonna go on and take that as a compliment lol

I grew up on a Honda 200s rode that thing everywhere and would climb every hill I could find never backed down from a challenge. One day I decided I would jump the berm going around the hill, all I can say is I got good air but the landing was bad , I was sore for around 2 week to 3 weeks but never went to the doctor just shook it off . I figured with the landing I had just jammed everything up and eventually it would work out . Fast forward to my 20’s I kept having neck problems then went to the dr got X-rays then the dr came back In and ask if I had played a lot of football when I was younger cause I had broke my neck and it had healed back on it’s on . Told him right quick I knew exactly when it had happened . That was around 38 years ago and I still can’t turn my head side to side .

…. That’s what I’m talking about partner … we walked off everything back in the day lol

My boy has a 110 dirt bike and had to lay er down tonight. Said a blue hair stopped in the middle of the road. He was picking gravel out of his shoulder while i was weedeating the stuff he said was already done.

Few days ago i went to burn garbage and hooked up the Honda 350 to the trailer. Front tire flopping cv shaft broke. All i heard from him was ran good when parked.

Had a honda 185S, was tougher than woodpecker lips. Was hauling ssa down a washed out whoop area at the river and it ended up riding me.....sold it after that.

…lol Bill …. Sounds about right

I can top that, I did the same for an engagement ring.